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I am in love with these mitts! This was my first Malabrigo March project, the Nathair Mitts, in Malabrigo Rios, the Solis colorway. The cable was fun to work and though it did require my attention, I was able to work on these while watching TV and at knitting night without any mistakes! The yarn is butter soft and squishy and I will be on the hunt for more. I only used 40grams to make the pair, so I have a decent amount leftover. Maybe I’ll make a cowl and finally have a matching set of accessories!

This is overdue. This is a Mixtro monster (yes, another FreshStitches design!) that I made with stash-busting acrylic for the 600 Monsters group. I finally got the right size eyes and stitched him up, and have sent him on his way. He probably won’t end up with the original 600 in Newtown, but that’s ok – the group promised to find homes for the additional monsters with kids have been through a tragedy or trauma and need a helpful monster to hug.

My heart hurts. I have been a classroom teacher, I have practiced lockdown drills. I am a parent to a 5 year old who attends school. I live in Connecticut, maybe an hour away from Newtown. This feels a lot like after 9/11 – a pit in your stomach and a whole lot of WTF?! This morning when I brought L to school all the parents were saying so much to each other with just eye contact. Because I don’t really know what else to do when I feel this way except to pray and to knit, I’ve joined a group on Ravelry: 600 Monsters Strong for Connecticut (and Facebook page). The goal is to knit a huggable critter for every child at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. I’m also planning to participate with Fresh Stitches – similar idea, they are looking for knit, crochet, or sewn softies within the next week or so. Stacy is not organizing, but rather she’s a great point person to get the information out there – and she has a bunch of great patterns I have had in my mental queue for a while. Thank a teacher, hug your kids, let’s all try to be patient and kind to each other this week. Thank you to the lady in front of me at the post office – she had a pile of packages to mail; I was only buying stamps and had the baby with me. She let me go before her. Pay it forward!